What does the word "hobby" come from?

Among the amusements in england of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, especially in the may-day celebrations, was one known as the morris dance.its original name had been “moorish dance,” and some of the features, probably borrowed from the moors of spain, were long retained.thus, although the group of characters costumed for the dance always included a robin hood, a maid marian, and a friar tuck, others, fantastically arrayed, were intended to represent moorish dancers, some garbed as clowns, some with bells dangling from long hoods, and some with bells on their ankles.usually also one of the moors was represented as riding on an arabian steed. the “steed” was a figure made of wicker, covered with hide or cloth to resemble a small horse, but actually fastened about the waist of the person supposed to be riding it.its “rider” pranced about to show off the spirited nature of the steed. this make-believe steed became known as a hobbyhorse, probably because hobby had long been the term for a small horse, just as “dobbin” indicated a farm horse. from the use of the hobbyhorse in the morris dance, someone got the notion to convert it into a plaything for a child.thus, since the sixteenth century some such imitation, variously constructed, has been a childhood favorite. sometimes a child gets such enjoyment from his toy horse as to abandon all other playthings, and whenever awake, will furiously ride his hobbyhorse or hobby, which early became the shortened name.this favorite pastime was likened, even in the seventeenth century, to the devotion some men exhibit to a subject or an occupation that was at first taken up for amusement. thus hobbyhorse, later shortened to hobby, came to denote any pursuit which is of great interest to an individual, though followed only for pleasure.

how people can save the earth

 

recycle, recycle, and recycle. if we all do a small part, like turning the water off when we're brushing our teeth or clean out a jar of jelly and keep loose change in it, or just turning off the lights in rooms that no one is in, or maybe ridding a bike to school/work. if you're not a fan of biking, make a carpool with your friends.there are still more that a billion ways to save the planet, and if you want to see your own children grow up on this earth, just do a small part, just a tiny little part once every day and if everyone else does too, slowly but surely, we'll save the planet.preserve habitats! stop bulldozing land for parking lots and shopping malls! always turn off the water, or lights when you aren't using it, if the water from the sink or the shower leaks, try to stop the leaks. draw or write on both sides of paper and recycle it. also, recycle plastic, paper, and cardboard. instead of taking the bus or car and wasting tons of gas, ride your bike and heal the earth! stop cutting down trees! cutting down trees is very terrible because: trees gives you oxygen, and oxygen is one of the reasons you're reading this. don't forget to play outside once a day if it's not raining, turn off the tv, and the computer when not in use. also reduce the amount of things that you use and reuse things like plastic bottles.

There are lots of popular people nowadays. We all may see them on TV or in the Internet. I'd like to tell you about a person who has influenced me the most.

The celebrity i'm going to write this composition about is Elon Musk. He is an outstanding businessman and engineer. In addition, he is famous for the way he keeps in touch with fans. As we all know, Elon is a bright Twitter commentator. Well, that's not his main occupation. SpaceX corporation, Tesla  - these are the companies which he is a president of. What is more, Elon even was the richest person in the world! I truly admire Elon Mask because of his personality and ability to present his new technologies like Tesla car or SpaceX ship. I wish I could talk to him one by one and get the secret of such a successful business. All in all, I think it is already known: do your best and never give up.

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